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P03 Ship Terminology Flashcards

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1
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The Topside is…

A

Upstairs

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2
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The Below is…

A

Downstairs

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3
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The Deck is…

A

Floor

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4
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The Overhead is…

A

Ceiling

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5
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The Passageway is…

A

Hallway

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6
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The Fore is…

A

Towards the front of the ship

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7
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The Athwartship is…

A

Crosswise

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8
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The Bow is…

A

The front of the sip

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9
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The Stern is…

A

Rear of the ship

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10
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The Center line is…

A

Divide ship in half lengthwise

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The Starboard is…

A

Right side of ship when facing toward the bow

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12
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The Port is…

A

Left side of ship when facing towards the bow

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13
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The inboard is…

A

Moving towards the centerline of the ship

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14
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The Outboard is…

A

Moving away from the centerline of the ship

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15
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The Amidship is…

A

Section around midpoint of the ship.

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16
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The Beam is…

A

The widest part of the ship

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17
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The aloft is…

A

The area above the highest solid structure

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The Outboard is…

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An object in the water but not touching the ship is outboard of the ship or off the ship

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19
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An Ahead is…

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Something that is in front of the ship like another ship

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20
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The Astern is…

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Any object to the rear of the ship

21
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The Gallery is…

A

The “Kitchen” of the ship

22
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The Keel is…

A

The Backbone of the ship

23
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The Hull is…

A

The supporting body of the ship

24
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The Waterline is.

A

Water level along the side or the Hull of the ship.

25
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The Draft is..

A

Vertical distance from the Keel to the waterline

26
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The Freeboard is…

A

The distance from the Waterline to the main deck.

27
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The Berthing is…

A

The place where you sleep on the ship.

28
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The Mass Deck is…

A

Sailors eat here. It is like the cafeteria

29
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The Weather Deck is…

A

The deck that is exposed to weather

30
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The Hanger Deck is…

A

This is where the aircraft are stored on an aircraft carrier

31
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The Ladder is…

A

How you get from one deck to another.

32
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The Forecastle is…

A

The forward portion of the Weather Deck

33
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The Quarterdeck is…

A

Not an actual deck but an area designed by the CO for official functions.

34
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The Doors are…

A

Objects that can give ess to different areas of the ship.

35
Q

The Hatches are…

A

Objects that open areas to give access to different decks

36
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The Dogs are…

A

The fittings that hold a door and give it the ability to swing

37
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The Superstructures are…

A

All structures above the main deck

38
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The Foremast is…

A

The Mast towards the front of the ship

39
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The Mainmast is…

A

Usually the tallest structure on the ship

40
Q

The Truck is…

A

The top part of the mast

41
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The Pigstick is…

A

Vertical extension on top of the mast where the pennant is

42
Q

The Gaff is…

A

Extends above the main Mast where where the National Ensign is flown

43
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The Jackstaff is…

A

Small Pole at the top of the forecastle where the Jack is flown while at anchor

44
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The Flagstaff is…

A

The small vertical pole at the stern where the ensign is flown while at anchor

45
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The Jacobs Ladder is…

A

A portable ladder made of rope or metal

46
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The Scuppers are…

A

Rubber or metal drains that allow water to run off the deck

47
Q

Yardarm

A

Cross piece of a mast

48
Q

The Head is…

A

The bathrooms on th ship

NJROTC (5 decks)

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